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The Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors were locked in a fierce battle in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Kawhi Leonard took center stage. The Raptors, of course, were looking to close out the series for a second time, while the Warriors were trying to denounce the cavalcade of “3-1 memes” […]

Toronto Raptors star forward Kawhi Leonard had a rare burst of emotion after fouling Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors. See the rare sight below posted by Chris Montano of Def Pen Hoops. Good or bad call, we rarely see Kawhi Leonard show emotion. Perhaps he didn’t agree with the call at all; that’s […]

The Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors faced off on Thursday night in a massive Game 6 of the NBA Finals. With the specter of Kevin Durant’s injury omnipresent in terms of the stadium giveaways, social media posts by his teammates and jumbotron exhibitions during timeouts, the atmosphere at Oracle Arena was crackling from well […]

Like many other NBA players have done, Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has decided to share some words of advice with Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant, who went down with an Achilles injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Leonard is a player who is familiar with long-term injuries, and what it takes […]

Kawhi Leonard is widely regarded as an NBA superstar. With that said, superstars must be challenged to confirm their merits, and Game 6 of the NBA Finals is going to be the biggest 48 minutes of Leonard’s career. The 2018-19 NBA season has brought out the best version of Leonard the league has ever seen. […]

Earlier this postseason, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry said that his teammate, Kawhi Leonard, was the best two-way player in the NBA. Well, Lowry doubled down on his assertion on Wednesday, once again proclaiming that Leonard is the game’s best two-way player: “I think he’s the best two-way basketball player in the NBA,” Lowry told […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard has been an undeniable monster in this year’s playoffs, and he has the stats to back it up. According to Jason Kubatko of Basketball Reference, Leonard has become just the fourth player in NBA history to log at least 700 points and 200 rebounds in a single postseason. The other […]

A year ago, Kawhi Leonard was a member of the San Antonio Spurs and was coming off of a season in which he played just nine games due to a mysterious quad injury that had Spurs coaches, players, executives, doctors and fans baffled. Team doctors felt there was nothing wrong with Leonard and cleared him […]

After losing Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has only one demand from his team: win a game in Oracle. However, Kawhi Leonard wanted more. According to Nurse, after he issued the challenge to his players, Leonard uncharacteristically responded with an expletive and called the Raptors to win both […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse doesn’t want to take chances in Game 5, as he is expected to put Kawhi Leonard, the team’s best defender, against the returning Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors. Raptors coach Nick Nurse said Kawhi Leonard will "probably" first match up on Kevin Durant. But there will be […]

Katie Nolan got her ESPN colleagues to participate in a segment of the sports-centered comedy show “Always Late with Katie Nolan” where she hilariously asked them to answer several funny questions. One of the most hilarious parts of the segment was when he asked Stephen A Smith to mimic the world famous laugh of Toronto […]

There was a time when Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant wasn’t that impressed with Toronto Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard. Back in 2014, KD believed that Paul George was a better player, despite the fact that The Klaw just won his first ever championship and Finals MVP honors after leading the San Antonio Spurs past the […]

The league landscape will be drastically altered this summer by where Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard decide to continue their careers. As ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tells it, the chance to win additional championships may not be the factor that most contributes to the free agency destination of either superstar. WOJ on KD/Leonard's future. pic.twitter.com/RmcMnPhWSB — […]

Former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter has provided New York Knicks supporters with a mouthwatering prospect for the upcoming season. According to the 53-year-old, the Knicks might just be looking at the possibility of having both Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard signing with their team this summer. Interesting insight from Chris Carter this morning on […]

Toronto Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard has regained his status as one of the best players in the league, but that hasn’t stopped him from continuously studying the game that he loves to play. One of his methods is looking at some statistical records after each game. Kawhi says rebounds, turnovers and the FG percentage of each […]

Like most NBA fans, a consultant for the Toronto Raptors knew that the Kawhi Leonard trade was a ‘high risk, high reward deal’ considering the situation Leonard occupied during that time. Per Terry Pluto of cleveland.com, Wayne Embry — a former NBA player and executive — who is now a consultant for the Raptors, knew […]

Kawhi Leonard is on the verge of leading the Toronto Raptors to their first-ever NBA championship, and he’s doing it in such a phenomenal and efficient way. They could finish off the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 on Monday largely because of him. Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has been in awe at how Leonard […]

Superstar Kawhi Leonard broke the internet last year with his incredibly robotic awkward laugh. Now his Toronto Raptors are up 3-1 against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. During a press conference, Golden State star Klay Thompson was asked a question about the upcoming game and responded with a laugh of his own. […]

Kawhi Leonard has always had a businesslike approach to the game of basketball, so it comes as no surprise that the Toronto Raptors superstar is staying level-headed with the Raptors having the chance to win their first NBA Championship on Monday night: "We're focused." Kawhi and the @Raptors know their work isn't done yet. #NBAFinals […]

A rumor came out in the past week stating Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard recently purchased property in Toronto. Leonard was asked about this rumor during Sunday’s NBA Finals media availability, and he said that hasn’t happened … yet: Kawhi on the rumor that he’s buying property in Toronto: “It didn’t happen yet, no” pic.twitter.com/O2AjiwqciY — […]

Toronto Raptors veteran point guard Kyle Lowry has come out with one of the most shocking statements of the season: Kawhi Leonard’s sense of humor is comparable to that of Hollywood funny man Vince Vaughn. Lowry is painting an entirely different image of Leonard, who holds a reputation of being one of the most silent […]

Having been a first-hand witness to the meteoric rise of Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard during their time together with the San Antonio Spurs, Danny Green described how astounding Kawhi’s transition was to becoming the outstanding player he is today. Green started off by sharing his first impression on Leonard when the latter first arrived […]

Considered today as one of the best players in the league, Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard recently looked back on his journey towards the heights he has reached today. Speaking to Tim Bontemps of ESPN, Leonard expressed his appreciation towards Washington Wizards veteran swingman Trevor Ariza, who according to Kawhi, has had a tremendous impact […]

The 2018-19 season reminded NBA fans just how good Kawhi Leonard really is. Scratch that. The truth is, it revealed to everyone how much better Leonard is than anyone thought. That’s why once he opts out of his contract this offseason in July, as he is expected to, he could be one of the most […]

Kawhi Leonard is having a postseason for the ages, and he’s well on his way to winning NBA Finals MVP as long as the Toronto Raptors finish off the Golden State Warriors to win their first-ever title. Leonard’s playoff numbers have been so prolific that he’s set to join Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird as […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard is one of the most talked about players in the NBA. It’s not always about his elite skill that he’s being brought up though. Leonard is also famous for being one of the most “robotic” players in the NBA. This was true even when he was with the San Antonio […]

The Toronto Raptors are on the cusp of winning their first ever NBA championship, and superstar Kawhi Leonard is standing front and center of their historic run this year. The silent assassin has done things the right way for Toronto this season and his teammates have followed suit of their superstar’s leadership. An anonymous NBA […]

The Toronto Raptors have taken a commanding 3-1 series lead against the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals after winning Game 4, 105-92 Friday night. Kawhi Leonard was unstoppable once again, scoring 36 points, including 17 in the third quarter that helped erase a 12-point lead by the Dubs. Now he’s […]

Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is the first player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three made 3-pointers through the first four games of an NBA Finals series. After scoring 36 points in the Game 4 win on Friday at Oracle Arena over the Golden […]

When the Toronto Raptors acquired Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs last year, they were also able to get Danny Green as part of the deal. The duo has now played eight seasons together. Green has been really impressed with Leonard’s phenomenal playoff run, and now that the Raptors are on the verge of […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green says you’re not going to “rattle” Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard under any circumstance. Leonard is as stoic as they come. He has the same facial expression and body language throughout all four quarters of a game and seemingly doesn’t let anything bother him on the […]

Magic Johnson, basketball Hall of Famer and one of the greatest Los Angeles Lakers of all time, has been in the news quite often recently due to his ignominious departure from his beloved former team as president. Along with a cavalcade of quotes regarding his former partner in basketball operations, general manager Rob Pelinka, Magic […]

Although the Toronto Raptors came away with a Game 4 victory last night in the NBA Finals, they entered halftime down to the Golden State Warriors. A huge third-quarter run, however, helped them pull away and bring the Warriors to the brink of elimination. According to Fred VanVleet, it was two Kawhi Leonard shots that […]

Kawhi Leonard has worked himself into becoming one of the league’s most deadly shooters from all over the floor, whether off the dribble or on the catch. Though he no longer consistently defends at the level that made him a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, he’s still occasionally dominant enough on that end to […]

For a majority of the 2018-2019 regular season, the prevailing theory surrounding Toronto Raptors superstar forward Kawhi Leonard was that he would sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. After all, the Clippers offered two max cap slots (meaning they could sign another superstar), a young roster that lost its best player to a midseason trade […]

Kawhi Leonard’s superlative run in the 2019 playoffs continued in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night. He kept the Toronto Raptors in the game in the first half amidst a porous shooting performance, then scored 17 third-quarter points to give his team the lead and eventually set the stage for a 3-1 […]

When there’s a post-game presser with the Toronto Raptors and Kawhi Leonard is the subject, it is probably best to keep the philosophical questions in your back pocket for some other player. That or risk having it answered literally in a manner that seems condescending but the superstar forward enjoys the benefit of the doubt […]

This year’s NBA Free Agency has the chance to be one of the most historic transaction periods in league history given the stars hitting the open market. Let’s put where we think, or where it has been reported, these players may go to the side. What teams are the best fit for them? Jimmy Butler […]

Kawhi Leonard, as he’s been so many times throughout this epic ongoing playoff run, was the catalyst behind the Toronto Raptors’ victory on Friday night. Despite likely being just one more win over the Golden State Warriors away from earning his second NBA Finals MVP award, though, Leonard insists he’s always trying to lead his […]